G9. would you ~, would you mind (not) -ing, for requests. (e.g. Would you carry this for me please? Would you mind carrying this? Would you mind not telling him that?)
a. would you like ~; would you like to ~, for offers and invitations. (e.g. Would you like to come round to morrow? Would you like another drink?)
b. I would like ~; I’d like ~ (you) (to) ~, to say what we want or what we want to do. (e.g. I’d like that one please. I’d like to go home now.)
c. I’d rather ~ (I would rather), to say what we prefer. (e.g. I’d rather have that one. I’d rather go home now.)
d. I would think, I would imagine, I'd guess, to give an opinion when we are not sure or when we want to be polite. (e.g. It’s very difficult I would imagine. I would think that’s the right answer.)
G10. use would ('d)/ wouldn't when we imagine a situation or action (= we think of something that is not real) (e.g. It would be nice to buy a new car, but we can't afford it.)
a. use would have (done) in past (= things that didn't happen) (e.g. They helped us a lot. I don't know what we'd have done (= we would have done) without their help.)
b. often use would in sentences with if (e.g. I would phone Sue if I had her number.)
G11. Somebody wouldn't do something = he/ she refused to do it. (e.g. I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen to me. (= he refused to listen)
Idiom 365
Lend Me Your Ear: to politely ask for someone to listen carefully
Example: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. (Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare)